Yemen, Israel and Iran
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The entry of the Houthis in the war marks a significant escalation in the conflict as it enters its second month.
On Saturday, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired missiles toward Israel, a step Israeli officials said had not happened since the Iran war began and one that raises the odds the fighting spreads into yet another arena.
Israel stopped a missile fired from Yemen on Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country since the war in the Middle East erupted last month.
Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack,